Travel Information


Flights

SAA: International airline partner for the 2010 summit

Exciting news for all delegates: SAA, part of the Star Alliance, has joined us as a major sponsor and international airline partner for the summit. They are offering international and regional delegates special airfares on SAA services, subject to the relevant class availability. Delegates booking SAA flights will enjoy an average discount of up to 15% below SAA's cheapest published airfares. Terms and conditions apply. These airfares will be applicable to SAA only and for travel 14 days prior and/or after the official conference dates.

Please book directly with KgotleleMapena@flysaa.com at SAA's head office.

Mango Airline: Domestic airline partner for the 2010 summit

Mango Airline, sponsor of the research colloquium, and domestic airline partner, is offering special airfares on domestic routes.

The contact person for the flight bookings is Karen Pearson on 011 978 1826. Bookings may be made directly to her at karenpearson@flymango.com

Hotels

Please see recommended hotels for the Tourism, Sport & Mega Events International Summit. These hotels are within walking distance to the Sandton Convention Centre:

InterContinental Towers | Go to website
Contact number: +27 (0) 11 780 5555

Garden Court Hotel Sandton | Go to website
Contact number: +27 (0) 11 269 7000

Protea Hotel Balalaika | Go to website
Contact number: +27 (0) 11 332 5000

The Michelangelo Hotel | Go to website
Contact number: +27 (0) 11 282 7000

Sandton Sun | Go to website
Contact number: +27 (0) 11 780 5000

Car Hire & Transfers

Avis | Go to website
Contact number: +27 (0) 11 923 3660

Budget | Go to website
Contact number: +27 (0) 11 398 0123

Europcar | Go to website
Contact number: +27 (0) 11 574 1000

First Car Rental | Go to website
Contact number: +27 (0) 11 230 9999

Hertz | Go to website
Contact number: +27 (0) 11 935 4800

Tempest Car Hire | Go to website
Contact number: +27 (0) 11 552 3900

Thrifty | Go to website
Contact number: +27 (0) 86 100 2111

Visa Information

General Information

 

  CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

  • Mr Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa
  • Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Tourism South Africa
  • Mr Taleb Rifai, UNWTO Secretary-General
  • Prof. Robert Baade, President International Association of Sports Economists, Chicago
  • Mr Jean-Claude Baumgarten, President and CEO: World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)
  • Mr Nico Bezuidenhout, CEO: Mango airlines
  • Mr Geoff Buckley, Director: New Earth Tourism Pty Ltd and Sydney Urban Adventures
  • Mr Greg Clark, Chairman: OECD LEED (Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development, Local Economic and Employment Development) Forum on Development Agencies and Investment Strategies
  • Mr Márcio Favilla Lucca de Paula, Executive Director: UNWTO
  • Dr Dawid (Dawie) de Villiers, Chairperson: UNWTO Ethics Committee
  • Mr George S. Dragnich, Executive Director: International Labour Organisation (ILO)
  • Prof. Ian Goldin, Director: James Martin 21st Century School University of Oxford
  • Prof. Leo Jago, Nottingham University
  • Dr Danny Jordaan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO): 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Local Organising Committee, South Africa
  • Mr Rajiv Kapoor, Visa Inc.
  • Mr Liu Kezhi, Director-General: Marketing and International Co operation, China National Tourism Administration
  • Mr Sanjay Kothari, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, India
  • Prof. Geoffrey H. Lipman, Advisor to the UNWTO SG
  • Mr Jabulane (Jabu) Mabuza, Chairperson of South African Tourism
  • Ms Jane Madden, Head of Tourism Division in the Australian Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
  • Ms Tumi Makgabo, Master of Ceremonies
  • Dr James Dawos Mamit, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Malaysia
  • Mr Francis (Frank) McCosker, Microsoft
  • Ms Anita Mendiratta, CNN TASK (Tourism Advertising Solutions and Knowledge)
  • Mr Francis Mfune, Executive Director: Regional Tourism Organisation of Southern Africa (RETOSA)
  • Mr Kim Norgaard, CNN
  • Mr Theodore Oben, Chief: Sport and the Environment Unit, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  • Mr Gert C. Oosthuizen, Deputy Minister of Sport Recreation, South Africa
  • Mr Vivian Patrick Petersen, Director-General: Sport and Recreation South Africa
  • Mr Andrew Pozniak, Google
  • Mr Christopher Rodrigues, Chairman: Visit Britian
  • Mr David Sidenberg, Director: Sponsor Value Research Services, and Head: Strategic Consulting & Rights Structuring, BMI Sport Info
  • Mr Carlos Silva, National Secretary of Tourism Policies, Brazil
  • Ms Roshene Singh, Chief Marketing Officer: South African Tourism
  • Mr Chris Smyth, Acting CEO: South African Airways (SAA)
  • Ms Anitha Soni, Chairperson: International Marketing Council (IMC)
  • Prof. Bernd Süssmuth, Department of Economics, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg
  • Prof. Kamilla Swart, Centre for Tourism Research in Africa, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
  • Mr Gavin B. Tollman, Joint CEO: The Travel Corporation
  • Prof. Douglas Michele Turco, Drexel University, Philadelphia
  • Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Nobel laureate
  • Mr Jérôme Valcke, FIFA Secretary-General (SG)
  • Prof. Daneel van Lill, Director: School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg
All delegates must apply for the relevant visa BEFORE leaving their country to attend the T20 Ministerial Dialogue and/or the TSME Summit. NO visas will be issued upon arrival in South Africa.